Rail-tie.



' P. V. TROUPE.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1911.

Patented July 23, 1918.

PAUL v. TROUPE, or GARY, sou'rrr DAKOTA.

RAIL-TIE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, I918.

Application filed March 23, 1917. Serial No. 157,040.

To all wfiom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PAUL V. Tnonrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gary, in the county of Deuel and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Rail-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the 1nvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvement in rail ties of the metallic type which employ wooden blocks for supporting the rails of a track; and an object of the invention is the provision of a tie of this nature having associated therewith a novel form of rail, engaging elements, which are located at the ends of the tie and are adapted to effectively brace the rails against spreading.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tie, of this nature, which has its upper wall corrugated longitudinally to provide strengthening ribs and to also provide a traction surface for vehicles crossing the ties.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the rail tie, with a portion thereof in section,

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view, taken through one end of the tie, with the rail in position thereon, and

Fig. 3 is a detail top plan view of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates the tie, as an entirety, and which tie includes a hollow body having top, bottom and opposite side walls. Wooden blocks 2 are inserted within the tie body 1, and are located, respectively, at the opposite ends thereof, and the upper or top wall of the tie body is provided at points above the blocks 2 with cutout portions 3, so as to expose portions of the upper sides of the wooden blocks 2. The exposed portions of the upper sides of the wooden blocks 2 provide rail seats against which rests the base flange of the rails of the track, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing' The inner ends of the blocks 2 abut against stop plates 4, which are located within the tie body and are formed integral with the respective walls of the tie. The wall of the tie is oil'- set downwardly, between the stop walls at, as

Xid ed with a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs 6, which terminate short of the opposite ends of the offset portion 5. The ribs 6 serve to strengthen the upper wall. of the tie and also increase the tractive qualities of the tie. The ribs (5 also define therebetween a plurality of grooves, whereby the top wall of the tie can be drained of any water that may enter thereon, the water traveling through the grooves defined by the ribs and bein discharged onto the plain surfaces 7 at the opposite ends of the offset portion 5, and thence discharged at either side of the tie body. The offset portion 5 of the upper wall of the tie and the lower wall are provided with spaced pairs of openings, designated, respectively, 8 and 9. The openings 8 and 9 admit of suitable fastening elements being passed through the upper and lower walls of the tie when it is desired to secure the tie to a support.

The upper edges of the outer side walls of the openings or passages 3 are provided with. inwardly extending flanges 9. The flanges 9 have their upper sides lying flush with the upper surface of the top wall of the tie body, and the said flanges are adapted to overlie the outer longitudinal edges of the base flanges of the rails of the track, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

A pair of rail bracing elements 10 are located, respectively, at the opposite ends of the tie body 1 and are formed integral with the upper or top wall of the tie body, as shown in Fig. l of the drawing. Each of the bracing elements 10 has the inner end thereof extending inwardly beyond the adjacent flange 9, and is provided with an upper straight face 11, adapted to engage the adjacent side of the ball or tread portion of the adjacent rail, and a substantially triangular shaped extension 12 is located below the straight face 11 and extends therebeyond and is adapted to engage over the outer side of the base flange of the adjacent rail. The under side of the extension 12 is inclined to agree with the inclined surface of the base flange of the rail. The inner edges of the base flanges of the respective rails are spaced sufficiently from the inner side walls of the openings or passages 3 to admit of fastening spikes bein inserted into the blocks 2 and to have the heads theieon engage over the inner longitudinal edges of the base flanges of the rails.

It is evident that various changes might be resorted to in the construction, form and arrangement of the several parts without de-' wardly extending flanges formed on the 7 upper edges of the outer sidewalls ofthe shaped extensions formed upon the elements:

and located beyond the straight faces and in engagement with the bases of the rails.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature I in presenceof two witnesses,

, P L v; TROUPE.

Witnesses: r

E. B. LnwisoN, F. E. OVROM. 7

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